CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Andy Barlow, Head Coach of the MIT baseball team since 2004, has announced his plans to retire following the 2025 baseball season.
"I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to be the head baseball coach at MIT for 22 years," said Barlow. "MIT is a truly special place, and I will always look back fondly on what our teams accomplished, both on and off the field."
During his time as Head Coach at MIT, Barlow has elevated the program to one of the best in the NEWMAC and the New England region. Barlow's record of 402-291-4 makes him the winningest coach in MIT baseball program history. A four-time NEWMAC Coach of the Year, Barlow has posted 15 winning seasons and 11 twenty-plus wins season during his tenure. In 2015, the Engineers set a single single-season program record for wins with 29, claiming the NEWMAC title and advancing to the regional finals of the NCAA Championship.
"Over the last 21 seasons, Coach Barlow has made a significant positive impact within DAPER and across the Institute as a coach, mentor, and educator," said Dr. G. Anthony Grant, Director of Athletics and DAPER Department Head. "Throughout his time at MIT, he led the baseball program with a high-level of integrity, commitment to competitive excellence and enhancing the student-athlete experience. In addition to the individual accolades and success his teams have achieved on the field, his most significant accomplishment is instilling in his players life-long lessons that they will carry with them beyond baseball."
Under Barlow's leadership, MIT captured the NEWMAC tournament championship in 2014, 2015 and 2019 and claimed the regular season crown in 2015 and 2016. In 2017, Barlow saw two of his players drafted in the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft as Austin Filiere was chosen in the eighth round by the Chicago Cubs and David Hesslink went to the Seattle Mariners in the 34th round. MIT was the only Division III program in the nation to have multiple players chosen in the 2017 MLB Draft.
"I am proud that we were able to further build and expand on the foundation of the MIT Baseball program that was built by my predecessors, Mac Singleton and Hall of Fame coach, Fran O'Brien," added Barlow. "My MIT players were always made aware of our proud history and appreciate the many contributions from the players and coaches that came before them."
With over 20 years of dugout experience, Barlow made the move to Cambridge from Poughkeepsie, N.Y., after serving for nine seasons as Vassar College's head baseball coach. During his time with the Brewers, Barlow saw the program improve every season, culminating in a school record 19-win season in 2002.
After initiating a feeder system in Maine through the development of a youth clinic, Barlow moved to collegiate coaching in 1988 when he became an assistant baseball coach at the University of Maryland. In 1991, Barlow made the switch to Hamilton, N.Y., specializing in the training of the pitching staff at Colgate University. Barlow stayed at Colgate until inheriting the Vassar program in 1995, opting for the head coaching tag of a team that was just three years removed from club status.
A 1985 graduate of the University of Vermont, Barlow's breadth of experience also includes time spent coaching in some of the top collegiate summer leagues in the country. Barlow is a longtime member of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and is also an active member of the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA).
"While I will undoubtedly miss the anticipation and excitement of 'game day,' it will soon be time to move on and feed my competitive desires on the golf course and pickleball court," said Barlow. "But not just yet, as our 2025 team is very talented, and I am looking forward to an exciting final chapter."
MIT will open Barlow's final season on Saturday, March 1 at Mitchell College in New London, CT.